TELLIGEN COMMUNITY INITIATIVE

WE PROPOSE TO INTENTIONALLY CREATE A CAREFULLY SELECTED GROUP OF EMERGING HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE NONPROFITS AND INNOVATORS INTO A SHARED OR POOLED OFFICE SETTING WITH THE INTENTION OF HELPING THEM NURTURE AND GROW THEIR ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY. WE WOULD PROVIDE THEM WITH WORKSTATIONS, MEETING ROOMS AND A LARGE EVENT/CONFERENCE ROOM AS WELL AS TECHNOLOGY, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, MAINTENANCE AND SECURITY AT NO COST FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AS THEY AND THEIR WORK EMERGE. IN ADDITION, NONPROFIT GROUPS IN SYNERGY CENTER CAN RECEIVE ASSISTANCE AS WELL AS STRATEGIC CONSULTING ON MARKETING, FUNDRAISING, BOARD DEVELOPMENT, FISCAL MANAGEMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES ISSUES. NONPROFIT PARTICIPANTS WOULD BE ENVISIONED TO BENEFIT FROM SYNERGY CENTER PARTICIPATION WITH A STRONGER CAPACITY TO SERVE ITS TARGETED POPULATION AND HEALTH MISSION. WE CURRENTLY HAVE TEN (10) NONPROFITS SHARING THE SPACE IN 2024. WE PUT A INVTIATION TO PARTICIPATE PREMIUM ON THOSE ORGANIZATIONS CREATIVELY ADDRESS THE SOCIAL DETERMIN

THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS NURSE-MIDWIFERY EDUCATION PROGRAM (NMEP) WAS SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED IN THE FALL OF 2023. AS PROGRAM DIRECTOR, I WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO ALL THE STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM TO OFFSET THE COSTS OF EDUCATION. EACH COHORT HAS FOUR STUDENTS. IN THE FALL OF 2024, WE START OUR SECOND COHORT, SO WE ANTICIPATE WE WILL HAVE EIGHT STUDENTS TOTAL.

THE EASTERN IOWA CERTIFIED MEDICAL INTERPRETER PILOT PROJECT WILL REDUCE LANGUAGE BARRIERS AND INCREASE POSITIVE HEALTHCARE OUTCOMES FOR IMMIGRANT POPULATIONS BY BUILDING CAPACITY FOR CERTIFIED MARSHALLESE AND SPANISH-LANGUAGE MEDICAL INTERPRETATION SERVICES. A LACK OF LOCAL, COMMUNITY-CENTERED MEDICAL INTERPRETERS LIMITS ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE. THIS PROJECT WILL TRAIN COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN INTERPRETATION AND CREATE A DATABASE OF INTERPRETERS READY TO WORK WITH HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS IN THE REGION.

SHAWNEE HEALTH'S PROPOSED PROJECT ADDRESSES THE AREA'S ON-GOING DEMAND FOR DENTAL ASSISTANTS IN OUR REGION. OUR APPRENTICE PROGRAM HELPS SUPPLY THE AREA'S DEPLETED DENTAL ASSISTANT WORKFORCE. OUR PROJECT REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR OUR 2024 DENTAL ASSISTANT APPRENTICE PROGRAM IN OUR DENTAL CLINICS. FUNDING WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR 2 APPRENTICE'S SALARIES, FRINGE BENEFITS AND EDUCATIONAL COSTS AS WELL AS SUPPORT FOR THE DENTAL ASSISTANT PRECEPTORS WHO TRAIN AND PROVIDE OVERSIGHT TO THE APPRENTICES.

VNA HEALTH CARE IS SEEKING FUNDING SUPPORT FOR OUR NURSING CAREER PATHWAY PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED DURING THE PANDEMIC IN AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT, CLOSE STAFFING GAPS, AND PROMOTE DIVERSITY AND EQUITY IN VNA'S NURSING WORKFORCE THAT STAFF SHORTAGES HAVE PARTICULARLY IMPACTED. THIS PROGRAM SUPPORTS 75% OF THE TUITION EXPENSES OF UNDER-RESOURCED INDIVIDUALS SEEKING TO PROGRESS IN A NURSING CAREER AT VNA SERVING VULNERABLE POPULATIONS.